Idol series wiki
Register
Advertisement

Idols is a television show on the South African television network M-Net, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa.

Season synopses[]

Season One[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 1)

Season One Contestants[]

The following is a list of Season One contestants, in order of elimination.

David Fourie
Nicole Billingham
Rian Swanepoel
Lyndle Kearns
Cindy Bester
Ezra Lingeveldt
Ayanda Nhlangothi
Bianca Le Grange
Melanie Lowe
Brandon October (runner-up)
Heinz Winckler (winner)

The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male

Weekly results per idol
Week Semi Finals Group 1 Semi Finals Group 2 Semi Finals Group 3 Semi Finals Group 4 Semi Finals Group 5 Semi Finals Group 6 Semi Finals Group 7 Semi Finals Group 8 Semi Finals Group 9 Semi Finals Group 10 Week 1 Week 2 Quarter Final Semi Final Final
Heinz Winckler Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Safe Safe Safe Safe WINNER
Brandon October TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Safe Safe Bottom three Safe LOSE
Melanie Lowe TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Bottom five Safe Safe Bottom two THIRD
Bianca Le Grange Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(semi final)
Ayanda Nhlangothi Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(quarter final)
Ezra Lingeveldt Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Safe Bottom three Eliminated Eliminated
(quarter final)
Cindy Bester Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Bottom four Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Lyndle Kearns Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Rian Swanepoel Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Nicole Billingham Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
David Fourie Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 11 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)


NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists

Season Two[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 2)

Season Two Contestants[]

The following is a list of Season Two contestants, in order of elimination.

Noluthando Meje
Khwezi Kekana
Thelma Jansen
Petro De Villiers
Zama Sithole
Karen Ferreira
Kgomotso Tsatsi
Wafeeq Saffodien
Nazneen Leeman
Jacques Terre'Blanche
Poseletso Sejosingoe (runner-up)
Anke Pietrangeli (winner)

The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male

Weekly results per idol
Week Semi Finals Group 1 Semi Finals Group 2 Semi Finals Group 3 Semi Finals Group 4 Wild Card Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Quarter Final Semi Final Final
Anke Pietrangeli Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 12 Did not compete Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe N/A Safe Safe WINNER
Poseletso Sejosingoe Did not perform Did not perform TOP 12 Did not perform Did not compete Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three N/A Safe Safe LOSE
Jacques Terre'Blanche Did not perform TOP 12 Did not perform Did not perform Did not compete Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two N/A Bottom three Eliminated Eliminated
(semi final)
Nazneen Leeman Did not perform Did not perform TOP 12 Did not perform Did not compete Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe N/A Eliminated Eliminated
(quarter final)
Wafeeq Saffodien Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 12 Did not compete Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Safe N/A Eliminated Eliminated
(quarter final)
Kgomotso Tsatsi Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Wildcard TOP 12 Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated Eliminated
(week 5)
Karen Ferreira Did not perform TOP 12 Did not perform Did not perform Did not compete Bottom three Bottom three Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 4)
Zama Sithole Did not perform Did not perform Wildcard Did not perform TOP 12 Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 3)
Petro De Villiers TOP 12 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not compete Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Thelma Jansen TOP 12 Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform Did not compete Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Khwezi Kekana Wildcard Did not perform Did not perform Did not perform TOP 12 Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Noluthando Meje Did not perform Wildcard Did not perform Did not perform TOP 12 Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)


NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards

Season Three[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 3)

Season Three Contestants[]

The following is a list of Season Three contestants, in order of elimination.

Jamie-Lee Blokdyk
Bonolo Molosiwa
Pume Zondi
Kesha Charlton-Perkins
Martelize Van Niekerk
Deidré Visser
Ayanda Mpama
Nhlanhla Mwelase
Veronique Lalouette
Nicky de Lange
Gift Gwe (runner-up)
Karin Kortje (winner)

The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male

Singer Semifinals Group 1 Semifinals Group 2 Semifinals Group 3 Semifinals Group 4 Wild Card Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Karin Kortje Did not Perform TOP 12 Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Compete SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE N/A SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Gift Gwe Did not Perform Did not Perform TOP 12 Did not Perform Did not Compete SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE N/A SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE LOSE
Nicky de Lange Wildcard Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Perform TOP 12 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE N/A SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Veronique Lalouette Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Perform TOP 12 Did not Compete SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE N/A SAFE BTM3 SAFE ELIM
Nhlanhla Mwelase Did not Perform Did not Perform TOP 12 Did not Perform Did not Compete SAFE SAFE BTM3 SAFE N/A SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Ayanda Mpama Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Perform Wildcard TOP 12 BTM3 BTM2 SAFE SAFE N/A BTM3 ELIM
Deidré Visser TOP 12 Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Compete SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM3 N/A ELIM
Martelize Van Niekerk Did not Perform TOP 12 Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Compete SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 N/A ELIM
Kesha Charlton-Perkins Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Perform TOP 12 Did not Compete SAFE SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Pume Zondi TOP 12 Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Compete SAFE BTM3 ELIM
Bonolo Molosiwa Wildcard Did not Perform Did not Perform Did not Perform TOP 12 BTM2 ELIM
Jamie-Lee Blokdyk Did not Perform Wildcard Did not Perform Did not Perform TOP 12 ELIM


NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards

Season Four[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 4)

Season Four Contestants[]

The following is a list of Season Four contestants, in order of elimination.

Dominic Momberg
Caroline Borole
Yolanda Nabo
Carla Louw
Björn Blignaut
Daniel Büys
Tender Mavundla
Munro du Toit
Andriëtte Norman (runner-up)
Jody Williams (winner)

The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male

Singer Semifinals Boys Semifinals Girls Semifinals 3 Semifinals 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Jody Williams Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Andriëtte Norman Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSE
Munro du Toit SAFE Did not Perform SAFE BTM4 SAFE SAFE BTM3 SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Tender Mavundla Did not Perform SAFE BTM4 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 ELIM
Daniel Büys SAFE Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM3 SAFE BTM3 BTM3 ELIM
Björn Blignaut SAFE Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Carla Louw Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM3 SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Yolanda Nabo Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 ELIM
Caroline Borole Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Dominic Momberg SAFE Did not Perform SAFE BTM3 ELIM


NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists

Season Five[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 5)

Season Five Contestants[]

The following is a list of Season Five contestants, in order of elimination.

Ntsepa Pitjeng
Daniel Baron
Lizé Heerman
Pixie Bennett
Cameron Bruce
Thembi Nkosi
Lendel Moonsamy
Graeme Watkins
Jason Hartman (runner-up)
Sasha-Lee Davids (winner)

The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male

Singer Semifinals 1 Semifinals 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Sasha-Lee Davids SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Jason Hartman SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSE
Graeme Watkins SAFE BTM5 SAFE SAFE BTM4 SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Lendel Moonsamy SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 BTM2 ELIM
Thembi Nkosi SAFE SAFE BTM3 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Cameron Bruce SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM3 BTM3 ELIM
Pixie Bennett BTM5 BTM4 BTM2 SAFE SAFE ELIM
Lizé Heerman SAFE BTM3 SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Daniel Baron BTM3 SAFE SAFE ELIM
Ntsepa Pitjeng SAFE SAFE ELIM


NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists

Season Six[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 6)

Season Six Contestants[]

The following is a list of Season Six contestants, in order of elimination.

Gail Nkoane
Bongi Mthombeni
Jamie-Lee Sexton
Jess Yallup
Pieter West
Adeline Mocke
Boki Ntsime
Sindi Nene
Lloyd Cele (runner-up)
Elvis Blue (winner)

The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male

Singer Semifinals Group 1 Semifinals Group 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Elvis Blue Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Lloyd Cele Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOSE
Sindi Nene BTM3 Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAVED SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Boki Ntsime SAFE Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Adeline Mocke Did not Perform SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 ELIM
Pieter West SAFE Did not Perform SAFE BTM2 SAFE BTM3 SAFE ELIM
Jess Yallup SAFE Did not Perform BTM3 SAFE BTM2 ELIM
Jamie-Lee Sexton Did not Perform BTM3 BTM2 BTM3 ELIM
Bongi Mthombeni SAFE Did not Perform SAFE ELIM
Gail Nkoane Did not Perform SAFE ELIM


NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists

Season Seven[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 7)

Season Eight[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 8)

Season Nine[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 9)

Season Ten[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 10)

Season Eleven[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 11)

Season Twelve[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 12)

Season Thirteen[]

Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 13)

World Idol[]

Heinz Winckler participated alongside 10 other Idols in the 2 show mini-event World Idol. Heinz placed 4th place on 80 points. Heinz performed the Aerosmith cover - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing.

Heinz received the following scores respectively.
UK awarded 7 points
Belgium awarded 8 points
Australia awarded 8 points
USA awarded 9 points
Pan-Arab Nations awarded 8 points
Poland awarded 6 points
The Netherlands awarded 2 points
Canada awarded 7 points
Germany awarded 7 points
Norway awarded 6 points
South Africa awarded 12 points (default award)

Judges and hosts[]

Judges[]

Hosts[]

See also[]

External link[]

Advertisement